Film opens showing a poster of a National Guardsman with Nike missiles in the background. Sketches of National Guard (the Militia) maintaining order during civic disturbances in history. Sketches of Guardsmen in various uniforms over the ages. An early National Guard encampment. Mounted National Guard cavalry moving in formation during World War 1; Guard soldiers climbing a hill under fire on a Pacific island in World War 2; Guard troops marching in review during the Korean War; Guardsmen directing traffic during an emergency; Views of a disaster site. A National guardsman giving water to disaster victims. A contingent of National Guard demonstrating the manual of arms using their rifles. National Guard members training under supervision of the U.S. Army. They move across a field, cross a pontoon bridge. National Guard training in M4A3E8 Sherman medium Tanks. Guardsmen in Hawaii and in Alaska. National Guard maintaining a Nike Hercules missile.
The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. 'Follow Me' statue in front of the school. An infantry soldier fires a rifle. An officer instructs soldiers during a training fire course. Under expert instructions the soldiers learn the handling of weapons and firing them at fixed and changing targets. A soldier learns to detect a target and fire from different positions. The infantry soldiers learn to fire machine guns and use hand grenades.
The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Infantry soldiers learn to load and fire mortars. An officer instructs the soldiers how to use recoilless rifles. The soldiers fire the rifles.
The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Aerial view of the U.S. Army Infantry School. During a problem solving task, a team of soldiers is given a task to rescue an injured pilot. Observers watch as the team works. The team places a stretcher over a rope. They place the injured on the stretcher. An instructor evaluates the work and leadership qualities of the soldiers. Men at other end pull the stretcher. An officer takes a class of soldiers. Soldiers advance through a field during tactical exercises. They load and fire artillery. Tanks advance. Paratroopers jump from aircraft in flight. An aircraft lands on a field and soldiers advance through a battlefield.
Training of U.S. Army infantrymen in the United States. A newspaper headline reads ' infantrymen arrive in France'. The infantrymen are taught to advance on a battlefield. Recruits in New York's Rainbow Division are seen marching in the mud, at Camp Mills, Long Island, They undergo physical training at the camp. They learn to fire rifles and dig trenches. They inhabit a tent city at the camp. Scenes of Rainbow Division soldiers on a chow line at Camp Mills. After basic training, the soldiers board ships and trains for France. Loved ones give them a sendoff. Upon arrival in France, they are given a warm welcome.They resume training in France, until they are ordered to the Front. Scenes of U.S. infantry in trenches wearing gas masks and firing rifles. Tanks advancing across the trenches. View of the 7th Regiment World War I memorial statue in Central Park, New York City.
U.S. Army Airborne soldiers undergo a training in the United States. An instructor briefs the soldiers on the training mission. The soldiers board U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft with their parachutes. The aircraft taxi and take off. The instructor gives last minute instructions. Paratroopers jump from the aircraft in flight and descend on the ground.
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